van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno; Danguy, Jérôme - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2011
This paper puts forward a sustainable fee structure for the EU Patent (COMPAT). The proposal includes pre-grant and post-grant fees and illustrates the differences between Euro-direct applications and PCT applications. The break-even analysis shows that the COMPAT would make the European patent...